When in Rome...stay put: Italy on lockdown
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The Economist
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
The unexpected expansion of quarantine measures are a look into the near future of many countries, each facing different social and epidemiological tradeoffs. Slovakia is on the cusp of forming a government with anti-corruption as the new foundational principle—but will it be able to get anything else done? And a look at the social and cognitive benefits of speaking two languages.
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| 0:41.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
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| 0:46.3 | Every weekday we provide fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:51.1 | In Slovakia, an anti-corruption platform has propelled a former media tycoon into power, |
| 1:00.2 | and even he was surprised. |
| 1:02.2 | A coalition government is set to be revealed, but can it agree on all the reforms the country |
| 1:07.2 | needs besides getting rid of graft? |
| 1:11.4 | And plenty of people will tell you that speaking more than one language comes with social |
| 1:15.4 | benefits. |
| 1:16.6 | Some studies also suggest you get a brain boost. |
| 1:19.6 | No matter, says our language columnist, learn another language because it's useful and fun. |
| 1:32.9 | But first, |
| 1:37.6 | In response to the biggest outbreak of COVID-19 outside China, authorities in Italy have |
| 1:42.8 | instituted the biggest lockdown outside China. |
| 1:46.2 | For the weekend, regions in the north, accounting for a quarter of the country's population, |
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